Nhamu Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Nhamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nhamu (182) may also be a first name.
Nhamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nhamu (Marathi: न्हामू) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nhamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,765,740th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nhamu reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nhamu is also the 675,152nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 182 people.
The surname Nhamu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe Nhamu is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 41 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nhamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nhamu in the Marathi language | ||
| न्हामू | nhamu | 50 |
| न्हमु | nhamu | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nhamu
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